t.

I wish you would print my letter, as I'd like any one, male
of female, interested in science to write to me. Would you
kindly oblige me?

I'm glad to see girls taking interest in your magazine, as
it shown science is taking a claw hold on everyone--Harold
BegGell, 29 Stewart St., Washington, N. J.

_This and That_

Dear Editor:

In the October issue of Astounding Stories, Mr. Woodrow
Gelman casts vote No. 1 for reprints. Well, here is vote No.
2. I intended to reply to all your arguments against
reprint, but Mr. Gelman has done this very satisfactorily,
indeed. I only wish to make a few additional comments.

You say that only one out of a hundred haven't read reprints
[?]. Fifty out of a hundred would be more correct. Five
years ago there wasn't a single magazine devoted exclusively
to Science Fiction. Now there are six of them, more or less.
These magazines have converted thousands of readers into
Science Fiction fans. These readers ought to be given a
chance to read the old masterpieces. Even those who have
read them would be glad to reread them.

With the exception of the reprints you have pretty near
carried out all the readers' wishes. You have put in a
readers' department, increased Wesso's illustrations, given
us many interplanetary stories, and given us the stories of
the leading authors of the day. Surely you can give us
reprints when the demand for them is so universal. The ones
I want are those written by Cummings, Merritt, Rousseau and
Serviss, and I am sure that the rest of the readers want
them too. If you are still doubtful, the fairest thing to do
is to conduct a vote among the readers. I hope that you
will pardon me for being so persistent, but I am sure that
you are working in the best interests of the readers and
that you will accede to a great and growing popular demand.

Now about the latest issue of Astounding Stories. "The
Invisible Death" is the best novelette you have printed up
to now. With the exception of Ray Cummings, the best author
you have is Victor Rousseau. I am glad to see that there is
another story by Rousseau scheduled for next month. Murray
Leinster is a close third, and I hope to see more of his
stories soon. The second part of "Jetta of the Lowlands" was
bette